The House of Representatives has passed The Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act. GAP is celebrating this exciting news and commends all who helped to make this monumental achievement possible. We are grateful for the leadership of the House in ensuring that this legislation passed, especially from U.S. […]
We thank J&J for their leadership as they announced new efforts to combat Alzheimer’s disease, specifically their vaccine trial. In taking on this tau antibody and a tau-targeting vaccine, J&J is bringing hope to those impacted by Alzheimer’s disease, and addressing the need for cutting-edge research by launching this exciting trial. We are grateful for […]
The Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation (GAP) thanks trailblazer Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female to serve as a U.S Supreme Court Justice. While she paved the way for women leaders, she also raised awareness of the challenges of caregiving when she admirably retired from the Supreme Court in 2006 to care for her husband who […]
Atlanta News First- By Sawyer Buccy Published: Nov. 29, 2023 at 4:51 PM EST|Updated: 15 hours ago ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – You probably know someone whose life has been impacted in one way or another by Alzheimer’s. Some people are fighting to find ways to slow the progression of the disease through clinical trials. One Georgia […]
By JOANN GREER November 18, 2023 at 5:30 a.m. My husband and I know first-hand the toll that Alzheimer’s Disease has as we have cared for a mom and stepfather who lived with Alzheimer’s Disease before they passed away. With it being National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month and National Family Caregiver’s Month, we would like to […]
POSTED ON NOVEMBER 10, 2023 by WMNF BY COLLEEN COLE More than 580,000 individuals in Florida are currently living with Alzheimer’s disease. Next Thursday, individuals 50 years and older are going to be provided free health screenings in recognition of National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month at a Senior Brain Health Expo. According to a press release from […]
Washington D.C., Oct 23, 2023- Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation, (GAP) is pleased to share that new data from the ground-breaking blood-based and digital biomarker platform study, Bio-Hermes, will be shared by study partner Dr. Robin Wolz, of IXICO, at the 16th Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD) conference. The data will be presented at Symposium […]
Brain Matters Research and Neuropsychiatric Research Center of Southwest Florida take Alzheimer’s Disease clinical research on the road By Staff | Oct 4, 2023 Brain Matters Research and Neuropsychiatric Research Center of Southwest Florida will be driving clinical research into the community as they introduce the Memory Machine to Fort Myers. The new Memory Machine will allow […]
By Sydney RoellSARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. (SNN) — In honor of Sept. 21 being World Alzheimer’s Day, a group of Sarasota researchers hosted a free bilingual memory screening. Intercoastal Medical Group Neurology and Research Clinic offered their free, confidential memory screening in English and Spanish on Thursday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Robert L. Taylor […]